Sheet Music by Female Composers: A Rich and Diverse Selection

Presented here in an arrangement for upper-voices, this is a beautiful setting of an evocative poem by Emily Dickinson that explores the symbolization of hope as a bird. Quartel offers soaring melodic...

She Sang the Stars uses the lens of Elias Lönnrot's Finnish epic, the Kalevala, to explore the stages of womanhood. With all texts in English translation, the work's outer movements act as an introduc...

Written for the California Junior High All-State Honor Choir, this piece sets a motivational text by the composer on the theme of embracing new opportunities and, using the metaphor of a river, encour...

Wanderlust reflects on friendships and the desire to explore, both literally and figuratively. Ideal for children's choir, it features a memorable melody and nostalgic harmonies against the backdrop o...

piano. TaReKiTa is a refreshing concert piece that effortlessly fuses the Hindustani (North Indian) and Western classical music styles. The composer's scats are combined with a fast triple metre, voca...

In her lyrical setting of a poem by Paul Grindlay that is rich with natural imagery, Saindon creates a sweeping soundworld that emulates the crescent shape of the moon, along with imaginative harmonie...

In her lyrical setting of a poem by Paul Grindlay that is rich with natural imagery, Saindon creates a sweeping soundworld that emulates the crescent shape of the moon, along with imaginative harmonie...

En sueños sets Antonio Machado's poem 'Tal vez la mano, en sueños' on dreams as a space where memory, music, and truth meet. Evoking the vivid imagery in Machado's text, the expressive choral parts fl...

This simple, well-crafted motet is bright, optimistic, and compelling. Skempton employs artful homophony and sensitive word-setting, and the repetitions of the opening refrain build towards an effecti...

This Christmas hymn is arranged for mixed voices and also features a keyboard accompaniment. Orchestral scores and parts are available, as well as an unaccompanied arrangement of this melody to the te...

Need a 'winter-time' piece for your SSA or 2-part treble choirs? This lovely work by Ruth Elaine Schram fits the bill perfectly. The 'echo' style makes for quick and easy note learning, yet sounds won...

An evocative text set to a lilting melody, carefully arranged for two or three part treble choirs. Flowing, yet not difficult piano accompaniment supports and uplifts the voices. Echo section make for...

A winter-time piece which evokes the beauty of a fresh snowfall. Ideal for December or winter concerts. Full choral writing in the mixed-voiced editions, lovely treble harmonies in the SSA edition.

This playfully polyphonic piece, composed in a minor key, features a text by Emily Dickinson and lively music reminiscent of the Classical era. An agile piano accompaniment and satisfying vocal parts...

The words of Sir Alfred Lord Tennyson are beautifully set in this lush, contemporary choral for distinguished choirs. Seamless metric changes, rich vocal harmonies, and a graceful piano motif vividly...

Fine SSA repertoire that your women will adore. It's hard to say which is more effective, the sprightly and ardent 'Oh, no! ' refrain, or the fluid and pensive middle section. Contrasting sonorities,...

The sorrowful text from Shakespeare's 97th sonnet is artfully set for SAB choirs with mature musical taste. Sing the liquid phrases with a beautiful line and observe the tempo nuances to attain the mo...

Based on the poetry of Edgar Allen Poe, this beautiful treble choral features a melody supported by an expressive piano accompaniment. Perfect for concert and contest use.

Using a text taken from Emily Dickinson's Complete Poems: Part Two-Nature, this intricate choral for treble voices weaves multiple melodies together in a stunning texture. Excellent for contest and co...

With words that speak to the heart and music that inspires, this artful song will be a favorite of the women in your choral group. Lush three-part sonorities allow for stunning chromatic lines.

As dew belongs to morning, and stars belong to night this graceful women's choral likens elements of nature to the strength of love. The romantic melody and three-part sonorities are not difficult to...

A fluid piano accompaniment imitates the motion of a tempestuous sea as legato voices ride above. The contour of the melody and the depth of the text create a beautiful marriage of music and words. In...

There is a moment of stillness just before snow falls, when the barren earth lies in wait. That point in time is strikingly captured and depicted in this ethereal contemporary choral. An exquisite pia...

Perfect for graduation or end-of-year concerts, mature choirs will revel in the lush harmonies and divisi writing of this artistic piece, with words and music of equal caliber. Brief optional solos al...

A poignant original text is beautifully harmonized for women's voices in this tender choral. Gentle dissonances and suspensions, as well as expressive dynamics, lend themselves to an emotive, sensitiv...